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[TITLE]
METHOD FOR PREPARING HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE
ACETATE SUCCINATE (HPMCAS) GRAINS HAVING CONTROLLED GRAIN SIZE
DISTRIBUTION, AND HPMCAS POWDER
[TECHNICAL FIELD]
A method of preparing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS)
grains with a controlled grain size distribution and HPMCAS powder are
disclosed. More
particularly, a method of preparing HPMCAS grains having a high fraction of
grains with an
appropriate grain size range and dissolved in a solvent with a high dissolving
velocity and
HPMCAS powder are disclosed.
1BACKGROUD ART]
A conventional method of preparing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate
succinate
(HPMCAS) includes preparing a reaction solution by esterifying three types of
reactants (i.e.,
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, acetic anhydride, and succinic anhydride) in a
reaction
medium such as acetic acid in the presence of a catalyst such as a sodium
acetate, and then
forming HPMCAS grains by adding purified water to the reaction solution at a
predetermined
ratio.
However, HPMCAS powder prepared according to the method has a low fraction of
grains having an appropriate grain size range and is dissolved in a solvent
with a low
dissolving velocity.
[DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION]
[TECHNICAL PROBLEM]
An aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of preparing
hydroxypropyl
methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) grains including adding a solution
including
HPMCAS to water.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide HPMCAS powder prepared
according to the method of preparing HPMCAS grains.
[TECHNICAL SOLUTION]
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of
preparing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) grains, the
method
including obtaining a reaction solution including HPMCAS by esterifying
hydroxypropyl
methylcellulose (HPMC), acetic anhydride, and succinic anhydride in a reaction
medium in
the presence of a catalyst (esterification step), and forming grains by
continuously or
intermittently adding the reaction solution to water (granulating step).
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The catalyst may include an alkali metal salt of acetic acid, and the alkali
metal salt of
acetic acid may include at least one of sodium acetate and potassium acetate.
The reaction medium may include at least one compound selected from the group
consisting of acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid.
The hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) may have a degree of substitution of
methoxyl group of 1.6 to 2.0 and a degree of substitution of hydroxypropoxyl
group of 0.2 to
0.3.
Amounts of the acetic anhydride and the succinic anhydride used in the
esterification
step may be in the range of 140 to 240 parts by weight and in the range of 20
to 60 parts by
weight, respectively, based on 100 parts by weight of an amount of the HPMC
used therein.
The esterification step may be performed at a temperature of 60 to 100 C for 3
to 24
hours.
The method of preparing HPMCAS grains may further include controlling a
temperature of the reaction solution (reaction solution temperature control
step) between the
esterification step and the granulating step.
Temperatures of the reaction solution and water used in the granulating step
may be in
the range of 45 to 60 C and in the range of 20 to 30 C, respectively.
A total amount of water used in the granulating step may be 12 to 20 times
greater
than a total amount of the reaction medium used in the esterification step.
The granulating step may be performed by adding the reaction solution to
water.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided HPMCAS
powder prepared according to the method, wherein a fraction of grains having a
grain size of
841 to 1,190 gm is 25 wt% or greater.
The HPMCAS powder may include HPMCAS grains having a degree of substitution
of acetyl group of 0.3 to 0.75, a degree of substitution of methoxyl group of
1.6 to 2.0, a
degree of substitution of hydroxypropoxyl group of 0.2 to 0.3, and a degree of
substitution of
succinoyl group of 0.1 to 0.45.
[ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION]
According to the method of preparing a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate
succinate (HPMCAS) grains according to an embodiment of the present invention,
HPMCAS
powder having high fraction of grains with an appropriate grain size range and
dissolved in a
solvent with a high dissolving velocity may be obtained.
[DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS]
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FIG. 1 illustrates infrared (IR) spectra of reaction products prepared
according to
Example 1, Example 3, and Comparative Example 1; and
FIG. 2 illustrates X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of reaction products
prepared
according to Example 1, Example 3, and Comparative Example 1.
[MODE OF THE INVENTION]
As used herein, a degree of substitution of methoxyl group, a degree of
substitution of
hydroxypropoxyl group, and a degree of substitution of any other substituent
refer to average
numbers of hydroxyl groups substituted with the each substituent per glucose
unit in a
cellulose derivative as shown in Formula 1 below.
[Formula 1]
OR CH2OR
¨0
____________________ 0 ___
CH2OR OR
R = -H -CH2CH(CH3)0000H3
-CH3 -CH2CH(CH3)000CH2CH2000H
-CH2CH(CH3)0H
-COCH3
-COCH2CH2COOH
In Formula 1, n is an integer of 1 or greater.
Hereinafter, a method of preparing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate
succinate
(HPMCAS) grains according to an embodiment of the present invention
(hereinafter, referred
to as a method of preparing HPMCAS grains) will be described in detail.
The method of preparing HPMCAS grains according to an embodiment of the
present
invention includes obtaining a reaction solution including HPMCAS by
esterifying
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), acetic anhydride, and succinic anhydride
in a
reaction medium in the presence of a catalyst (esterification step), and
forming grains by
continuously or intermittently adding the reaction solution to water
(granulating step).
The catalyst accelerates the esterification.
The catalyst may include an alkali metal salt of acetic acid, and the alkali
metal salt of
acetic acid may include at least one of sodium acetate and potassium acetate.
An amount of the catalyst may be in the range of 40 to 200 parts by weight
based on
100 parts by weight of the HPMC.
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The reaction medium disperses the catalyst, HPMC, acetic anhydride, and
succinic
anhydride, thereby increasing a contact area therebetween.
The reaction medium may include at least one compound selected from the group
consisting of acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid.
An amount of the reaction medium used in the esterification step may be 200 to
2,000
parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of an amount of the HPMC used
therein.
The HPMC may have a degree of substitution of methoxyl group of 1.6 to 2.0 and
a
degree of substitution of hydroxypropoxyl group of 0.2 to 0.3.
Amounts of acetic anhydride and succinic anhydride used in the esterification
step
may be in the range of 140 to 240 parts by weight and in the range of 20 to 60
parts by weight,
respectively, based on 100 parts by weight of the amount of the HPMC used
therein.
The esterification step may be performed at a temperature of 60 to 100 C for 3
to 24
hours. When the esterification step is performed within this temperature range
within this
time range, esterification may be sufficiently performed using with
appropriate energy costs.
The method of preparing HPMCAS grains may further include controlling a
temperature of the reaction solution (reaction solution temperature control
step) between the
esterification step and the granulating step.
In the reaction solution temperature control step, the reaction solution
obtained in the
esterification step may be heated or cooled.
Water used in the granulating step may be purified water.
A temperature of the reaction solution used in the granulating step may be in
the
range of 45 to 60 C. When the temperature of the reaction solution is within
this range, a
processing efficiency may be increased due to a reduced time for adding the
reaction solution
to water caused by an appropriate viscosity of the reaction solution, and
grains having an
appropriate grain size may be formed.
A temperature of water used in the granulating step may be in the range of 20
to 30 C.
When the temperature of water is within this range, after the HPMCAS grains
are formed,
remainders such as the reaction medium may be dissolved in water and
efficiently separated
from the HPMCAS grains, and the formed HPMCAS grains may not agglomerate
together.
A total amount of water used in the granulating step may be 12 to 20 times
greater
than a total amount of the reaction medium used in the esterification step.
When the total
amount of water is within this range, a phenomenon in which the formed HPMCAS
grains
agglomerate together to form a large lump may be prevented, and the processing
efficiency
may be increased due to an appropriate amount of water used therein.
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The granulating step may be performed by adding the reaction solution to
water.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is HPMCAS powder
prepared according to the method of preparing HPMCAS grains.
In the HPMCAS powder, a fraction of grains having a grain size of 841 to 1,190
gm
may be 25 wt% or greater, for example, 60 wt% or greater. Accordingly, when
the HPMCAS
powder is dissolved in a solvent, a dissolving velocity may be increased,
thereby reducing
dissolving time. The solvent may be an aqueous alcohol solution. For example,
the solvent
may be an aqueous ethanol solution.
On the assumption that the same weight of the HPMCAS powder is dissolved in a
solvent, as a mean grain size of the HPMCAS powder increases, a total surface
area of
HPMCAS grains contained in the HPMCAS powder decreases, and thus a total
dissolving
time may increase.
Meanwhile, when the mean grain size of the HPMCAS powder decreases to 150 gm
or less, surfaces of the fine grains are rapidly dissolved to get sticky
immediately. The
surfaces having this property may cause aggregation with adjacent grains,
thereby highly
likely forming a large lump.
The HPMCAS powder may include I-1PMCAS grains having a degree of substitution
of acetyl group of 0.3 to 0.75, a degree of substitution of methoxyl group of
1.6 to 2.0, a
degree of substitution of hydroxypropoxyl group of 0.2 to 0.3, and a degree of
substitution of
succinoyl group of 0.1 to 0.45.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in further
detail
with reference to the following examples. These examples are for illustrative
purposes only
and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
Examples
Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3
(Esterification Step)
50 g of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC, having a degree of substitution
of
methoxyl group of 1.85 and a degree of substitution of hydroxypropoxyl group
of 0.27 per
glucose unit), 250 g of acetic acid, 50 g of sodium acetate, 20 g of succinic
anhydride, and
120 g of acetic anhydride were added to a 1L reactor mounted with a stirrer.
As a result, a
first mixture was prepared. Then, an esterification reaction was performed by
heating the first
mixture at 85 C for 3 hours while stirring the first mixture. As a result, a
second mixture
including HPMCAS (hereinafter, referred to as a reaction solution) was
obtained.
(Granulating Step)
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After temperature of the reaction solution was adjusted, the temperature-
adjusted
reaction solution was added to purified water having a predetermined
temperature to be
granulated. As a result, a slurry including HPMCAS grains was obtained.
(Post-processing Step)
The slurry was filtered, and the resultant was completely washed with water
and dried
at 85 C for 5 hours to obtain solids.
Examples 5 and 6
Solids were prepared in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative
Examples 1 to 3, except that amounts of the reactant materials were changed
such that 50 g of
HPMC (having a degree of substitution of methoxyl group of 1.85 and a degree
of
substitution of hydroxypropoxyl group of 0.27 per glucose unit), 250 g of
acetic acid, 50 g of
sodium acetate, 25 g of succinic anhydride, and 75 g of acetic anhydride were
used in the
esterification step.
Comparative Example 4
A solid was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 disclosed in US
4,226,981.
That is, the solid was prepared in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 4 and
Comparative
Examples 1 to 3, except that the purified water was added to the reaction
solution at the same
time in the granulating step instead of adding the reaction solution to the
purified water.
Temperatures of the reaction solutions and purified water and amounts of
purified
water after adjusting temperatures in each of the examples and comparative
examples are
shown in Table 1 below.
[Table 1]
Temperature of Temperature of Amount of purified
reaction solution purified water water
(times)(with
( C) ( respect to
amount of
acetic acid)
Example 1 50 20 x 15
Example 2 60 20 x 15
Example 3 60 30 x15
Example 4 60 20 x 12
Example 5 60 20 x 15
Example 6 60 20 x 15
Comparative Example 1 70 20 x 15
Comparative Example 2 60 40 x 15
Comparative Example 3 60 20 x 8
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Comparative Example 4 60 20 x 15
Evaluation Examples
Evaluation Example 1
Chemical structures of the solids prepared according to Example 1, Example 3,
and
Comparative Example 1 were analyzed using the following methods and the
results are
shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
(IR Analysis: Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis)
Each of the solids were mixed with KBr at a weight ratio of 100:1 (KBr:solid)
to
obtain a mixture. Then, the mixture was pressed to obtain a transparent disc.
Subsequently,
the disc was analyzed using an IR analyzer (JASCO, FT-IR 4100) to obtain IR
spectra. The
IR spectra are shown in FIG. 1.
(XRD analysis: X-ray Diffraction Analysis)
The solids were respectively analyzed using an XRD spectrometer (Bruker AXS
GmbH, D8 ADVANCE) to obtain XRD spectra. The XRD spectra are shown in FIG. 2.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, it may be confirmed that the solids prepared
according to
Examples 1 and 2 are the same materials as the solid prepared according to
Comparative
Example 1. Since the material prepared according to Comparative Example 1 is
prepared in
the same manner as in Example 1 disclosed in US 4,226,981, it is confirmed
that the material
is HPMCAS. Accordingly, it may be indirectly confirmed that the solids
prepared according
to Examples 1 and 2 are HPMCAS.
Evaluation Example 2
The degrees of substation and viscosities of the solids respectively prepared
according
to Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 and 4 were measured using the
following
methods, and the results are shown in Table 2 below. The solids prepared
according to
Comparative Examples 2 and 3 have no commercial significance because it was
observed
that grains thereof completely stick to each other to form an aggregate as a
result of visual
inspection. Thus, they were excluded from Evaluation Example 2.
(Measurement of Degree of Substitution)
The degrees of substitution of the respective solids were measured using data
about
types and amounts of ingredients of the solid obtained by analyzing the solids
using HPLC
(Agilent 1100 series, Hewlett-Packard-Strasse 8).
(Viscosity Measurement)
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First, 4.3 g of sodium hydroxide was dissolved in purified water, which does
not
include carbon, to prepare 1,000 ml of a sodium hydroxide solution. Then, 2 g
of the
respective solids were mixed with the sodium hydroxide solution to prepare 100
g of solid
solutions. Then, the solids were completely dissolved therein by shaking the
solid solutions
for 30 minutes, and then the temperatures of the solid solutions were adjusted
to 20 0.1 C .
Then, viscosities of the solid solutions were measured using an Ubbelohde
viscometer (Cannon instrument company, Glass capillary viscometer).
[Table 2]
Viscosity Degree of substitution per glucose unit
(cps) Acetyl Succinoyl Methoxyl Hydroxypropoxyl
group group group group
Example 1 2.92 0.37 0.23 1.79 0.23
Example 2 2.90 0.39 0.23 1.79 0.23
Example 3 2.89 0.40 0.23 1.81 0.23
Example 4 2.93 0.38 0.23 1.80 0.23
Example 5 2.92 0.36 0.36 1.64 0.21
Example 6 2.87 0.34 0.37 1.77 0.22
Comparative 2.89 0.38 0.23 1.81 0.23
Example 1
Comparative 2.94 0.39 0.23 1.80 0.23
Example 4
Evaluation Example 3
Grain size distributions of the solids respectively prepared according to
Examples 1 to
6 and Comparative Examples 1 and 4 and dissolving times thereof in a solvent
were
measured, and the results are shown in Tables 3 to 5 below. The solids
prepared according to
Comparative Examples 2 and 3 have no commercial significance because it was
observed
that grains thereof completely stick to each other to form an aggregate as a
result of visual
inspection. Thus, they were excluded from Evaluation Example 3.
(Measurement of Grain Size Distribution of Total Solids)
Each of the solids was dried in an oven to obtain 500 g of dried solid
(moisture
content: less than 1 wt%). Then, the dried solid was poured onto an uppermost
sieve of 5
types of sieves (Retsch, Test Sieve No. 16-20) stacked in a sieve shaker
(Retsch, AS 200),
and then the sieves were completely sealed. Then, after the sieve shaker was
operated for 15
minutes, the sieves were separated from each other. Fractions of solids
filtered by the
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respective sieves were measured, and the results are shown in Table 3 below.
In Table 3
below, "over 16" of the Test Sieve No. indicates a fraction of solids filtered
by the Test Sieve
No. 16, "16-20" of the Test Sieve No. indicates a fraction of solids having
passed through the
Test Sieve No. 16 and filtered by any one of the Test Sieve Nos. 17 to 20, and
"under 20" of
the Test Sieve No. indicates a fraction of solids having passed through the
Test Sieve No. 20.
In Table 3 below, an actual grain size corresponding to the Test Sieve Nos. 16-
20 is in the
range of 841 to 1,190 gm. That is, a mesh size of the Test Sieve No. 16 is
1,190 ,um, and a
mesh size of the Test Sieve No. 20 is 841 gm.
[Table 3]
Grain size distribution (wt%)
Test Sieve No.
Over 16 16-20 Under 20
Example 1 27.8 62.1 10.1
Example 2 12.3 72.4 15.3
Example 3 28.3 60.8 10.9
Example 4 23.6 67.0 9.4
Example 5 9.2 58.6 32.2
Example 6 10.5 64.8 24.7
Comparative Example 1 71.4 24.5 4.1
Comparative Example 2 aggregated
Comparative Example 3 aggregated
Comparative Example 4 82.3 15.8 1.9
Referring to Table 3 above, the solids prepared according to Examples 1 to 6
have a
higher fraction of solids having a grain size corresponding to the opening
size of the Test
Sieve Nos. 16 to 20 (i.e., in the range of 841 to 1,190 fim) than the solids
prepared according
to Comparative Examples 1 and 4.
(Measurement of Grain Size Distribution of Solids having Grain Size Less than
that
of the Test Sieve No. 20)
Grain size distributions of only the solids having passed through the Test
Sieve No.
20 were analyzed using a grain size analyzer (HORIBA, LA-950 Laser Particle
Size
Analyzer), and the results are shown in Table 4 below. In Table 4 below, D10,
D50 (mean
grain size), and D90 respectively refer to grain diameters corresponding to
10%, 50%, and
90% of the total volume when volumes are accumulated from the smallest grain
by
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=
measuring grain diameters. In addition, in table 4 below, 80% span values were
calculated by
using Equation 1 below.
[Equation 1]
80% Span Value = (D90-D10)/D50
In addition, in Table 4 below, a median size refers to a grain size
corresponding to a
value at 50% of the cumulative grain size distribution in the grain size
distribution of the
solid.
[Table 4]
D50 (gm) Median Size 80% Span D10 (um) D90 (um)
GAO value
Example 1 357.67 318.13 1.49 138.44 612.45
Example 2 342.15 317.06 1.38 136.91 574.45
Example 3 357.13 320.60 1.47 137.52 608.80
Example 4 345.23 322.90 1.48 135.89 613.97
Example 5 330.09 259.50 1.64 120.21 545.57
Example 6 343.00 277.86 1.55 130.72 560.18
Comparative 380.14 349.85 1.40 153.68 642.56
Example 1
Comparative 437.18 411.52 1.21 191.79 691.32
Example 4
Referring to Table 4 above, in the solids respectively prepared according to
Examples
1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 and 4 (i.e., HPMCAS), D50 was greater than
150 gm.
Based on experiences of the present inventors, when a D50 of a solid is 150 gm
or less, the
surfaces of fine grains of the solid are rapidly dissolved to get sticky while
the solid is
dissolved in a solvent and accordingly the grains agglomerate together with
adjacent grains to
form a large lump.
(Measurement of Dissolving Time in Solvent)
Dissolving times taken for completely dissolving the total solids and the
solids having
a grain size less than the opening size of the Test Sieve No. 20 in a solvent
were measured,
and the results are shown in Table 5 below. Particularly, the respective
solids were dried in an
oven to obtain 30 g of dried solids (moisture content: less than 1 wt%). Then,
a mixed solvent
(80 wt% of ethanol and 20 wt% of water) was prepared. Then, the dried solids
were slowly
added to the mixed solvent while stirring the mixed solvent at 200 rpm. In
this process, a
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process of dissolving the respective solids in the mixed solvent was closely
observed and the
dissolving times thereof were measured.
[Table 5]
Dissolving Time (min)
Total solids Solids with grain size less than the
opening size of Test Sieve No. 20
Example 1 27.3 15.4
Example 2 25.3 14.6
Example 3 33.5 15.4
Example 4 27.5 15.3
Example 5 23.7 14.2
Example 6 24.3 14.4
Comparative Example 1 89.9 15.5
Comparative Example 4 107.5 15.6
Referring to Table 5, in case of the total solids, dissolving times of the
solids
respectively prepared according to Examples 1 to 6 (i.e., HPMCAS) were shorter
than those
of the solids respectively prepared according to Comparative Examples 1 and 4
(i.e.,
HPMCAS). However, in case of the solids having a grain size less than the
opening size of
the Test Sieve No. 20, dissolving times of the solids prepared according to
Examples 1 to 6
were similar to or shorter than those of the solids prepared according to
Comparative
Examples 1 and 4.
It should be understood that the exemplary embodiments described therein
should be
considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.
While one or more
exemplary embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it
will be
understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form
and details may
be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope as defined by the
following
claims.
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